With high school and college commencements wrapping up, employers now worry about the graduates’ preparedness to enter the work world. This year, 3.9 million students graduated from our high schools, ...

The U.S. Forest Service on Tuesday closed roads near Canfield Mountain until July 15, unless the order ends earlier. A temporary flight restriction is still in effect for the area. Flying drones or ...

Area high school athletes were named to Greater St. Helens (GSHL) and Trico all-league teams for their individual successes ...

The plaintiffs in a lawsuit against Washington state’s down-payment assistance program for people who faced racial housing discrimination aren’t giving up hope, even after being dealt a legal blow. A ...

While recent remarks made at meetings and in reports by the State Electric Vehicle Coordinating Council accuse the trucking industry of undermining efforts to transition to electric commercial trucks, ...

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court Friday in a major decision reined in nationwide injunctions by some lower courts that had blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order barring birthright ...

Oregon and Washington’s attorneys general are suing the federal government for sharing residents’ Medicaid records with federal immigration enforcement officials. Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield ...

A political committee that helped defeat last year’s ballot measure to repeal a Washington climate law was fined $20,000 on Thursday for not disclosing how it spent $1 million until after the election ...

Washington utilities, tribes, counties and others have spent years planning how to use the state’s $1.2 billion chunk of a federal program to improve high-speed internet access. But earlier this month ...

After reading a couple of letters to the editor, I have my own thoughts about the legality of fireworks in Battle Ground. First, if you don’t want to hear or see fireworks, move out. This town started ...

If you’ve ever wondered whether it’s worth the drive across the border to fuel up in Idaho instead of Washington, the answer is a resounding yes — especially if you care about saving money, ...

Washington Attorney General Nick Brown and 15 other state attorneys general have filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Education, alleging it cut funding for K-12 mental health programs ...